City Council Meeting Date: November 12, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ben Martig, City Administrator
Title
Consider Approval of 2025-2027 Annual Service Contract for Northfield Historical Society.
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council is being asked to approve a motion approving the 2025-2027 annual service contract to provide funding to the Northfield Historical Society for their annual services with the City.
Summary Report:
The City Council is being asked to approve the 2025-2027 annual service contract with the Northfield Historical Society.
The Northfield Historical Society is requesting $42,000 for 2025, $46,500 for 2026, and $46,500 for 2027 for their annual contract with the City. Past contracts with the City were $29,000 in 2021, 2022, and 2023 and $36,000 in 2024. Attached is a proposed three-year service contract with very similar services to be provided as was included in the past contracts. Both a redlined version (attachment 1), a clean version (attachment 2) and insurance certificate (attachment 3) are attached. The 2025-2027 budget request provided by the Northfield Historical Society is also attached (attachment 4).
Executive Director, Sean Allen, presented the annual mid-year Northfield Historical Society at the September 17th City Council Meeting.
Alternative Options:
Council can choose not to fund the contract.
Financial Impacts:
$42,000 for 2025, $46,500 for 2026, and $46,500 for 2027
Tentative Timelines:
The contract would go into effect January 1, 2025.